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Books have been written on this issue, and the controversy and discourse about where the "hot" slot games are placed in a casino are still rampant – sixty years after slot machines were first added to the gaming floor in casinos.

The standard rule is that the very best slot machines were installed just inside the main entryway of the casino; so that casino fanatics passing by would be able to see real jackpot winners … be inspired to come inside and play. Our finding is that this is definitely no longer the case.

Nearly all of the mega casinos these days are gigantic complexes … you no longer can see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to place the ‘loose’ one armed bandits close to any exits.

Yet another standard rule is that loose slots are put on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more fun seekers could see winning jackpots and be motivated to play. Importantly though, we find that this also is not a universal rule any more.

What casinos found over the years is that people walking down the busy aisles were frequently on the way to somewhere else. If they played slots at all, they would simply put in their loose change because they happened to be walking by. Win or lose, they would very often not stop to keep playing. And the last thing a casino wants is for someone to win a jackpot by playing only a few coins and then not stay to put it all back in!

These days, casinos are constantly changing their perspective about where to place the loose slots.